This publication provides lessons on 6 leadership topics – moral and ethical decisions critical to operational success, understanding decisive change, preparation and repetition, knowledge management, coalition partner leadership, and junior leader development – all of which are topics of the 10th International Lessons Learned Conference
Welcome to the most recent issue of the PKSOI Peace & Stability Journal. In this edition the PKSOI Director Colonel Gregory Dewitt will introduce the articles of the Journal, go over the past three months of PKSOI’s activities and also brief you on the upcoming major activities and events. This journal will feature articles from PKSOI Subject Matter Experts in their respective fields and also include articles from PKSOI interns. The feature article is from PKSOI’s own Commander Danny King titled: Migrants on the Sea.
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This Sampler features lessons from a Civil Affairs (CA) perspective. It first showcases challenges for the integration of civil considerations into military culture and then highlights lessons from recent/ongoing exercises and operations, many of which draw upon personal experiences of CA personnel working with interagency and international partners in the context of disaster relief, medical partnership, and displacement.
This SOLLIMS Sampler [Special Edition] comes at a critical moment as global forcible displacement reaches an all-time high, surpassing levels post-WWII, and as violent conflicts driving displacement continue without abate, echoing in war-ravaged Aleppo. While Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) often result from conflict, if the needs of both displaced people and host communities are not addressed, displacement itself may produce further instability. This publication specifically examines lessons from Syria’s ongoing refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe, drawing on insights from prior situations of displacement to inform response to current crises.
This publication showcases the value of Strategic Communication / Messaging in Peace and Stability Operations – with lessons from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Philippines. This product also offers an extensive list of references/reports/articles that can serve as a “toolkit” for leaders, planners, and practitioners.
This issue will focus on articles generated from PKSOI’s annual Peace & Stability Training and Education Workshop or PSOTEW. The PKSOI Director COL Greg Dewitt will also brief you on PKSOI’s activities over the past three months as well as the upcoming major events and activities.
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This edition covers the following Stabilization and Transition topics: Governance, Security, Economic Stabilization, Infrastructure, Rule of Law, FHA / HADR, and Interagency. In this issue, our PKSOI Stability sector experts provide their analysis and thoughts on the submitted lessons. Contact info is provided to continue the dialogue.
This SOLLIMS Sampler spotlights the criticality of Investing in Training for, and during, Peace and Stability Operations. Along with a selection of thought-provoking lessons, this Sampler provides an extensive list of references/ documents/links (see pages 41-42) that can serve as a “toolkit” for trainers, planners, and practitioners.
PKSOI is honored to be designated as a NATO Partnership Training and Education Center in Brussels Belgium. On 5 April 2016 PKSOI was designated as a NATO PTEC. The new PKSOI Director will brief the past three months of PKSOI’s activities and events, the upcoming key events as well as introduce the articles in the journal.
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This publication presents a selection of lessons on “Building Stable Governance” – with examples from Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, and other areas. Lessons discuss local understanding, local ownership, security, conflict resolution, decentralization, public servants, state-citizen relations, and ‘steady state’ sustainment. This compendium offers an extensive bibliography and several annexes on governance-related topics.